Barangay Patayac

Barangay Patayac forms part of Santa Barbara, a municipality in Pangasinan, and is classified as a mid-sized barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Patayac had a population of 2,880. This made it the 16th largest of 29 barangays in Santa Barbara by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Patayac accounted for approximately 3.12% of the total population of Santa Barbara, which stood at 92,187 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Patayac changed from 2,751 to 2,880, a shift of +4.7% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Santa Barbara. Barangay Patayac is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Santa Barbara is a municipality comprising 29 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Patayac, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Pangasinan, which contains 1,364 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Patayac ranks 339th by 2020 population. Pangasinan is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.